Police have revealed the victim of a car crash in South Auckland’s Karaka was a baby.

One person was killed and another seriously injured after the crash on Saturday evening.

A police spokesperson told Stuff on Monday, that the victim was a baby.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Walters Road and Blackbridge Road about 8:50pm after a single car hit a bank.

One person could not be revived by first responders and died at the scene, while the other was transported to hospital in a serious condition, the spokesperson said.

The Serious Crash Unit attended and the circumstances remain under investigation.